हिंदी
CHANDIGARH
Covid 19 pandemic has been one of the deadly viruses which have poisoned millions lives globally. Nowadays dengue has been spreading at the same rate and many people are losing their lives due to the shortage of platelets in the body.
There are instances where people are catching Coronavirus and dengue at the same time due to its similar symptoms such as fever, headache, abdominal pain, malaise, and nausea and most important weakness.
As there is no medicinal treatment available for both of the ailments, just symptomatic treatment, people should be aware, said the medical experts. In dengue-endemic countries, healthcare faculty is facing challenges to initially differentiate Covid-19 from dengue as they both have similar symptoms.
Doctors have diagnosed many patients globally with dengue fever and Covid-19 that triggers an alert in countries where dengue is at high alert. There are many similarities between both viruses so it’s a request to the government to raise awareness about available causes such as mosquito control programs and early fogging.
Experts have confirmed that there are high chances of a double infection occurring at the same time to an individual and it’s deadly especially in the low weakened individuals. “So, for a treating doctor it is like walking a tightrope and a very finely balanced approach is needed”, he said.
There is an urgent need for rapid tests to make it easy, convenient, and fast diagnosis, particularly in areas where diagnostic capabilities are limited. Various rapid tests for the detection of COVID-19 antibodies are commercially available and the dengue antigen rapid tests are available for years.
So, whenever someone gets a fever and another symptom then should immediately get himself tested for both the tests for the fast recovery and to prevent any casualty.
So, the adequate option is to take the protection and preventative measures to avoid the dengue infection from spreading.
- Avoid stagnation of water where mosquitoes breed
- Early fogging should be done by the health departments
- Awareness camps should be organized where the causes and consequences should be
- Wear full sleeves and a full length bottom while stepping out of the house.
- Use a mosquito net around your bed at night
- Light the mosquito gel before going to bed.
However, more advanced facilities are required for better results.
